Chandler checked in at 154.4 pounds and “The Caveman” at 154.6
ahead of their lightweight title main event. Bellator 97 takes
place at Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho, N.M., and will
additionally feature a co-headlining welterweight title attraction
between reigning champ Ben Askren
(169.9) and Season 7 tournament winner Andrey
Koreshkov (169.2).

The evening’s main card airs live on Spike TV and will also see two
Summer Series tournament titles decided, as ex-Strikeforce ruler
Muhammed
Lawal (205.6) squares off with Jacob Noe
(205.7) and Ryan
Martinez (262.7) toes the line against Vitaly
Minakov (239.1). Just prior, former featherweight title
challenger Patricio
Freire (145.1) will face Jared
Downing (145.9) to open the Spike TV broadcast.